"Ferrari is back," he said after the race Carlos Sainz and added: “First of all, congratulations to Charles, who drove an outstanding race. Congratulations to the team as well. Now I can say that Ferrari is back, and that in winning style. Hard work always pays off in the long run. ”
Regarding his ride, the Spaniard said: “I had quite a few problems throughout the weekend, but in the end it still came out in second place, even though I didn't have the right rhythm. I have a lot of homework to do in the next few days to fix some things. ”
Sainz he climbed to the second step mainly because of problems Max Verstappen, which means Ferrari has already after the first race 44 points of leap before Red Bullom. "On the restart after the safety car left, I had a good chance to get in front of Max, but he managed to defend himself," he added Sainz, who soon after came to his account: "When I saw the flashing red light on the back of his race car I said to myself, this is my chance. Unfortunately, Max was unlucky, otherwise he would have been second. ”